Dalton Series premieres with dancer Maureen Fleming

Oct. 17, 2000

KALAMAZOO -- The 2000­01 Dalton Series at Western Michigan
University will begin with a collaborative presentation by the
School of Music and Department of Dance.

Internationally recognized dancer and multi-media performer
Maureen Fleming will present two performances, on Friday, Nov.
3, and Saturday, Nov. 4. Both programs begin at 8 p.m. in WMU's
Dalton Center Multi-Media Room. The performances contain nudity
and may not be appropriate for all audiences.

General admission tickets for each night are $15. Students
and senior citizens will be charged $5. Tickets are available
from the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office, 616 387-2300 or toll
free 800 228-9858.

An American choreographer born in Japan, Maureen Fleming has
gained international recognition for her singular form of multi-media
performance. After extensive study in Japan with Kazuo Ohno,
Ms. Fleming went on to perform with his son, Yoshito Ohno, and
to tour internationally with performance artist and choreographer
Min Tanaka. She continued her training in the United States as
a scholarship student under the Cecchetti master Margaret Craske.
In 1984, Fleming became an artist-in-residence at La MaMa ETC
in New York, and since 1994 has conducted annual workshops at
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.